Crab-Stuffed Florida Lobster

When lobster is just not enough seafood bounty, stuff it with some crab!

Crab-stuffed Florida Lobster

Yields 2 servings

2 whole lobsters, split lengthwise

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon celery, finely chopped

1 shallot, finely chopped

1 teaspoon flour

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup crab meat, flaked

1 tablespoon butter, melted

3 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs

Paprika

Method:

Rinse lobster body cavity thoroughly; and set aside. In a small skillet, sauté celery and shallot in butter until soft. Stir in the flour, dry mustard, cayenne and milk; simmer until thickened. Add crab meat and spoon mixture into the lobster body. Brush lobster meat with melted butter. Sprinkle bread crumbs and paprika over crab and lobster meat. Bake on oven-proof pan at 400 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes until cooked through and lightly browned.

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